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The Effects of a Job-Creation Scheme: Evidence from Regional Variation in Program Capacities

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  • Rainer Eppel, 2017. "The Effects of a Job-Creation Scheme: Evidence from Regional Variation in Program Capacities," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(1), pages 161-190, January.
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